I'm not his wife! Davies denies trying to convince Long to make £4m Hull move

Curtis Davies has been forced to deny that he tried to persuade West Brom striker Shane Long to join him at Hull.

Sportsmail understands that the Baggies have accepted a £4million bid for Republic of Ireland striker Long, who can leave the Hawthorns for free this summer when his contract expires.

Long is taking his time to mull over his future though and his wife Kayleagh used Twitter to express her concerns at a potential to the KC Stadium, tweeting: ‘Not going anywhere! Told Shane, I’m happy here and with baby on way, it’s not worth the stress when still in contract! He agreed.

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On the defensive: Curtis Davies has denied he is trying to get Long to join him at Hull

It was reported that Davies said in response to Mrs Long’s claims: ‘I wouldn’t have my missus telling me what to do.

‘This is football. What I would say to any wife or girlfriend is, “This is what’s paying the bills”.

‘If this is the right move for him and this is the right contract, I’d say she would have to move because that is what is best for him and his family.’

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But Davies, 28, has denied trying to force Long’s hand, tweeting: ‘Those who think I am somehow able to unsettle Shane long are obvs (sic) insecure. I have no link to him and if I were trying to why on earth would he listen to me?? #Deluded #ImNotHisWife.’

A move to the KC Stadium fell through on the final day of the transfer window in August and it remains to be seen whether Hull manager Steve Bruce will be frustrated once more in his pursuit of Long.